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Ariel have teamed up with Sainsbury’s to support team GB at the Paralympic games, where athletes will have the opportunity to have truly life changing moments, and in light of this, Ariel would like to hear about the life changing moments you’ve had.

Here’s what Ariel have to say: “We have always believed that clothes have the power to bring out our best when the moment matters, but what about when that moment has the potential to be life changing?”

So, share the moments in your life that you feel have been life-changing – whether they’ve changed your life path for the better or the worse.

All those who post below will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 Sainsbury's voucher.

Thanks, and good luck!

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The day I missed my daughter's concert because of a prior work commitment made me realize that nothing is more important than family. Work to live, don't live to work.

my best life changing moments are meeting my husband, having my 3 DCs and getting a dog. All have made me very happy!

When I qualified as a nurse. But not my 1st post. My second post I worked really hard had to prepare well for interview with presentation etc glad to say I got the job and am very proud of where I have got to in only 3 years!

My life changing moment is probably the same as a lot of other ladies on here. Becoming a mother changes everything and to start with you do not know how it will change or how much and you have to just roll with it. It is such a massive learning curve and I don't think anyone is truly ever really ready for motherhood the first time. We are all winging it.

Having my first baby. Never in a million years could I have imagined how much your life is completely tipped upside down. I think differently, I act differently, I have different worries, pressures, anxieties, things that used to be important to me no longer are and I now worry about things that I didn't give a minutes thought to before.

Meeting my husband, I met him at a wedding. We lived at opposite ends of the county and he is in the Royal Marines which meant I ended up living in places I never would have been too and experienced many life changing things. And then of course I became a mum which is another adventure that I had embarked upon.

My dad did all the DIY in and around the house,when he died suddenly it was time to step up and start doing it ourselves remembering any little tip he said while trying to show us what to do.
Thanks Dad.x

Husband taking not well, certainly puts things in perspective!

Gaining my degree, and finally getting out of a job that was making my life a misery. I'm finally happy in my job, which means I can finally be happy in life.

my life-changing moment was when I 'adopted' a Border Collie from a rescue society. my life has changed, we are out walking for over three hours a day I meet so many other dog owners and chat as we exercise our dogs. I even went on holiday to Cornwall with my dog diving over 400 miles each way.

Meeting my now husband!

Being diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and realising that my happiness is very important to my health. I learned to laugh at stressful situations by telling myself "I will be laughing when I talk about this tomorrow!" It changed my life for the better, I don't worry what other people think of me, instead I do what is best for me and my family and if people think badly of me for it, who cares?

We lived in Handsworth for about 5 years and although great for young adults post riots, it wasn't a great place to bring up young children with the amount of drug related crime. So I was very fortunate to get a good job in Guernsey when the children were 2 and 5. We went from drive by shootings to a drive by tomato throwing (that made the front page of the Guernsey Press!) and had the best 5 years of our lives. It was fab for bringing up school age children but we made the right decision again to bring the kids back to the UK (Surrey) before they hit the mid teens to get them settled into secondary school.

Having my first child and realising that nothing would ever be the same again, and gaining my degree several years later after studying part-time from home... both times I have felt empowered and wondered what the future holds.

getting married

Getting married

There are a few moments that changed my life from leaving college/school and becoming an independent woman to becoming a wife and a mother to 3 children. It's all a bit scary really and there will always be moments that will change my perspective in life.

I've had a few life changing moments but the one that really threw me a curve ball was falling ill and being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was in my first year at university. From being a vibrant and energetic teenager I suddenly felt like a 90yo as I suffered with a devastating and disabling disease.
Although its not something I would wish on my worst enemy I can say that now I have good drug therapies and drs I can look back and say that it has led me to do some things that I wouldn't have otherwise ( I became a disability design consultant and assessor as part of my job ) and looked at life a bit differently so there are some positives that can be taken from the negatives.

my life changing moment would be travelling on my own, I visited india, dubai, hong kong, and worked in australia and new zealand. This made me more aware of my own thoughts and feelings and acceptance of other cultures.

Well...this sounds really cliched but my life really changed after my Mum died. I was 27, and 7 months pregnant with my 2nd son. I'd had a really difficult pregnancy and was dreading the prospect of coping with two children (my oldest was 2.5 and potty training...timing!). Fortunately for me, being on maternity leave gave me a little head space to process my grief, and while I don't think you ever really get over a loss like that, you definitely learn to live with it over time. I decided that I didn't want to return to the job that saw me travelling for 2 hours a day just to get there and back and applied for what sounded like an 'interesting' post closer to home and my boys. This proved to be a really turning point for me - I had great employers and the job was challenging and really broadened my horizons. My confidence grew, I made new friends and felt like part of the real world again. At the end of the day, I could get to my boys in 10 minutes. I'm still with the same company ten years later and I still love it. I almost had to reach my lowest ebb to start to climb up the walls of the pit I was in. I just wish my Mum was here to share the better times with me.

Having my kids has been life changing - they surprise me and make me smile everyday

My life changing moment was meeting my son for the 1st time.
My husband and I had spent 3 years going through the adoption process and finally it was time to meet my son
We went to the foster carer's house with a ball and a winnie the pooh teddy bear, he was sitting in his high chair and gave us a grin as we walked in.
The foster carer took him out of the chair but he was shy at first so we rolled the ball back and forth and I passed him the winnie the pooh. after a while he came and sat on my knee and gave me a beautiful smile. I was finally a mummy :)

Becoming a mum was the happiest life changing event in my life,
The worst was the police calling at my home to inform me that my eldest son had been killed in an accident

Getting my first job!

becoming a parent, exciting and terrifying at the same time